I decided to try Drupal 7 this past weekend using Netnation as a web host. Here's what I learned.

I've had an account with Netnation for at least 10 years, so I'm comfortable with their control panel and when I've need help they've been good. All 4 times that I've needed them.

Created the mysql database. No problem.

I was able to download the drupal installation files and upload them to the website and run the install.